Jesus’ earthly ministry was truly amazing. So amazing that it is hard to understand why everyone didn’t follow Him. But, unless you have the sight to see who Jesus is you will not recognize the need to follow Him. In the passage before...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As Christians we confess that we are followers of Jesus Christ. But, Who is this Jesus that we are following? One description that we commonly use when speaking of Jesus and when we are speaking to Him is “Lord.” I am concerned that...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This passage deals with the Lord’s return or what is often called His ascension back to heaven. There is much that we should take note of here. The disciples, as followers of Jesus have their last glimpse of their Master. They witnessed...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
It had been a very long time since the Jews had enjoyed the blessings of being its own kingdom. They had been under the rule of other nations for just over 600 years. Except for a brief time during the inter-testament period Israel had been in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We look today at an amazing event in the earthly life and ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. In John 6 we find that the crowds are growing that followed Jesus. They “saw His miracles which He did on them that were diseased.” Hurting...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We are following Jesus during that period of time after His resurrection but before He returned back to His place in heaven. Here in the first chapter of the book of Acts we have the Lord Jesus giving His last instructions to His followers. If we...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
When Joab calls for his men to “play the men” he is not talking about playing a game. No, he is calling on them to become men; men of courage, men of loyalty, men of commitment. His words were a challenge to his men concerning who they...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In today’s passage we are looking at a meeting Jesus had with some folks on a mountain. In this meeting Jesus gives some very important instructions to the eleven remaining disciples and possibly 500 others if this is the same meeting as the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
What is a memorial? What is the message of a memorial? A memorial remembers an act or event that becomes a remembrance of that act. For example every time we celebrate the Lord’s supper it is a memorial of what Jesus did for us at Calvary....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
When we get our eyes off the Lord and onto others we are inviting strife into our hearts. For a few moments it appears Peter allows himself to get sidetracked. Peter and the Lord's words in this passage have been examined and interpreted every way...[ abbreviated | read entire ]